Theme Makeup with a Purpose

[walkingdead]

What is the theme, guys (other than the lipstick challenge)? I myself have been trying to use my MAC blushes so I used MAC x Pedro Lourenco Corol blush with Givenchy Rose D'Exception. I bought Corol for a friend and recently asked her about it and she said that she uses it and it's light on her so she uses another blush over it. I was so confused (and a bit disappointed) as she's fairer than me and I had no problems but I showed her that I was wearing it and realized that she was using the little straw-like brush from the L'Oréal True Match blush compact to apply it. End of day pic

Nice

 

[awickedshape]

Nice

Thank you [@]walkingdead[/@]

 

[walkingdead]

Thank you [@]walkingdead[/@]

 

[katred]

i like this one sometimes for a very casual look - eg cockney + mascara.

it's crazy what a difference the right tools make!

I've been thinking about that with regards to the new Hourglass shadow palettes. A few months back, I bought the HG all-over shadow brush and I'm wondering if, when I eventually get around to trying one of the palettes, it'll make a difference if I use them with HG brushes. I remember a Chanel MUA telling me one time that the tricky thing about products from any company is that they're only ever testing using that company's brushes (makes sense, really), so no one really knows what's going to happen when you start sticking another company's brush in there. I don't find there are many products that absolutely require that company's brush, but I do notice some differences, particularly when the company only has natural or synthetic brushes in their assortment.

Today I decided to try a look inspired by a product I haven't bought yet (and might not end up buying). I really, really loved the look of the Guerlain "Les Nuées" palette from their Spring collection, but the swatches I've seen were disappointing, in that it's really difficult to tell the lighter colours apart. I wanted something with icy colours that did look different (in the promo photos, it looked like an icy blue-violet, icy green-gold and icy peach, at least on my screen), and with one dark shade (blackened sapphire blue was the impression I got from the photos) for emphasis. I realised that I probably had the means to do that sort of thing without buying another $67 palette, though...


Face:
UD Naked Skin 1.0
Dior Star concealer (final verdict now that I've gone through a full tube, or just about, is that I like it, but it's no Nars Radiant Creamy)
Nars blush "Deep Throat"
Bobbi Brown Brightening Finishing powder "Porcelain Pearl" (I find this one a little intense to use as a finishing powder, but it's a wonderful "ice queen" highlighter

Eyes:
Nars e/s "Heart of Glass" (icy baby blue- and yes, I did end up with the song stuck in my head most of the morning)
Mac e/s "Photorealism" [pale gold with green undertone]
Chanel e/s "Complice" [icy shimmery peach]
Mac e.s "Deep Truth" [used to diffuse the liner just a little]
YSL Faux Cils gel liner "Sea Black" [outer part of upper lash line, along lower water line]
Inglot matte shadow #351 [matte ivory- I just found out that the Inglot store here seems to have closed! I has a sad!!! @aradhana- you don't happen to know if it's moved, do you?]
Dior New Look mascara

Lips:
Guerlain Rouge Automatique l/s "Attrape-Coeur" [medium-bright pinky coral]

I was actually pretty happy with the way that this turned out. It absolutely did give me the "ice queen" effect I wanted and you could see a subtle gradient between the light shades. I guess this means that I don't have to buy another Guerlain palette. (I would, however, like to try the same look, but using Armani's Eye Tint in "Minuit" for an even more intense dark blue effect.)

 

[awickedshape]

This is my only other MAC blush (I gave Coppertone to a friend). I dislike the surface texture of MAC x PS Ocean City but I haven't used it in a while so I wore it today

 

[Shars]

A bit of a mixed bag. The more opaque ones are generally good- not entirely dissimilar to the Bite Luminous Crème formula, but the shades are a lot less intense. The semi-sheer ones are different depending on whether or not they have shimmer. The shimmery ones are AMAZING. The really glossy ones (Murmurings and Fluttering Sighs) are nice for the twenty minutes they last... RBR is actually having a 50% off sale on all their lipsticks right now and they're certainly worth trying at that price. Of course, they're on sale because they're all being replaced by a new formula in the near future. Beauty Professor had posted a review and pics, but the post is gone now- think she jumped the gun by accident.


Uh-oh... Making a note to check my Kissables. I wore So Vain not so long ago and it was fine, but I haven't checked the others. These were so nice, I can't believe they weren't made permanent.

They don't make it easy. The brand has slashed their on line distribution, so you're best off checking eBay. (Honestly, I see kaleidoscopes there for less than retail, so for once it is possible to get a bargain.)


That's like saying a lipstick doesn't have great lasting power because it fades after you eat a greasy meal. I have not poked myself in the eye while wearing an Armani Eye Tint, but I'm willing to accept that it might smudge if I did so and I would not consider that a great fault. The next two on my list are Emeraude and Cold Copper.

FYI, I wore Mac Runaway Red today, which I'm pretty certain was because someone here had mentioned it a while back. Thanks for the reminder, it is a stunning colour that doesn't get enough love from me!

Thanks for your thoughts on the RBR lippies. I like the Bite formula but don't really like understated colours.... I'll check out some swatches online and decide if to get any though.

 

[Medgal07]

That particular group of lustres (the ones that came from the Euristocrats collection several years back) are trickier than most. I find the shades are divine, but they have even more slip than normal and they have a tendency to bleed. As a result, Cockney doesn't get the love it should from me. (Note to self: Really need to get that UD clear lip liner to help control the bleeding, so to speak.)


I've been thinking about that with regards to the new Hourglass shadow palettes. A few months back, I bought the HG all-over shadow brush and I'm wondering if, when I eventually get around to trying one of the palettes, it'll make a difference if I use them with HG brushes. I remember a Chanel MUA telling me one time that the tricky thing about products from any company is that they're only ever testing using that company's brushes (makes sense, really), so no one really knows what's going to happen when you start sticking another company's brush in there. I don't find there are many products that absolutely require that company's brush, but I do notice some differences, particularly when the company only has natural or synthetic brushes in their assortment.

Today I decided to try a look inspired by a product I haven't bought yet (and might not end up buying). I really, really loved the look of the Guerlain "Les Nuées" palette from their Spring collection, but the swatches I've seen were disappointing, in that it's really difficult to tell the lighter colours apart. I wanted something with icy colours that did look different (in the promo photos, it looked like an icy blue-violet, icy green-gold and icy peach, at least on my screen), and with one dark shade (blackened sapphire blue was the impression I got from the photos) for emphasis. I realised that I probably had the means to do that sort of thing without buying another $67 palette, though...


Face:
UD Naked Skin 1.0
Dior Star concealer (final verdict now that I've gone through a full tube, or just about, is that I like it, but it's no Nars Radiant Creamy)
Nars blush "Deep Throat"
Bobbi Brown Brightening Finishing powder "Porcelain Pearl" (I find this one a little intense to use as a finishing powder, but it's a wonderful "ice queen" highlighter

Eyes:
Nars e/s "Heart of Glass" (icy baby blue- and yes, I did end up with the song stuck in my head most of the morning)
Mac e/s "Photorealism" [pale gold with green undertone]
Chanel e/s "Complice" [icy shimmery peach]
Mac e.s "Deep Truth" [used to diffuse the liner just a little]
YSL Faux Cils gel liner "Sea Black" [outer part of upper lash line, along lower water line]
Inglot matte shadow #351 [matte ivory- I just found out that the Inglot store here seems to have closed! I has a sad!!! @aradhana- you don't happen to know if it's moved, do you?]
Dior New Look mascara

Lips:
Guerlain Rouge Automatique l/s "Attrape-Coeur" [medium-bright pinky coral]

I was actually pretty happy with the way that this turned out. It absolutely did give me the "ice queen" effect I wanted and you could see a subtle gradient between the light shades. I guess this means that I don't have to buy another Guerlain palette. (I would, however, like to try the same look, but using Armani's Eye Tint in "Minuit" for an even more intense dark blue effect.)
I found the staying power of Cockney pretty lacking. I didn't experience any bleeding but I had to reapply it often throughout the day.

​ The thing about product specific brushes is that they can be great brushes with any product (i.e. Tom Ford's Cheek brush), they can be awful all around brushes
(I'm looking at you Guerlain Bronzer brush) or they're really best with the specific product for which they were made----like the HourglassAmbient Powder Brush.
I totally agree that the right brush can make a world of difference.

​ Your look of the day sounds AMAZING!!!! Sorry to hear about the Ingot store.


I was happy with my look today. It was totally unplanned-----just seemed to evolve!


EYES:
Chanel IDO, Initiation(Platinum Bronze) 827 as a base
Tom Ford E/S Quad, Burnished Amber
Golden Orange-bronze to lid
Deep Berry to crease & lower lash line
Cranberry to transition
Pale Gold to highlight Brow
MAC Carbon dabbed in outer vee
MAC Blacktrack Fluid line to upper lash line

FACE:
Algenist Pore Corrector Anti-Aging Primer
Chanel Double Perfection Lumière Powder Foundation
YSL Touche Éclat’ Radiant Touch Luminous Pralinein small triangle below eyes, set w/Ben Nye Powder, Banana Visage
MAC Coffee Walnut Pro Sculpting Cream to contour, set w/MAC Sculpting Powder, Shadester
Tom Ford Contouring Cheek Color Duo, Softcore (Berry) 01 highlight facial high planes & Blush
Chanel Les Beiges Powder to set
Givenchy Prisme Visage Color Confetti Face Powder dusted over face

Skindinavia Makeup setting spray

LIPS:
Chanel Hydra Beauty Nourishing Lip Care
MAC Burgundy (Brownish burgundy) lip pencil
MAC Glamourdaze (Mid-tone Creamy Plum) lipstick
MAC Plum Fun lipglass(Neutral Plum with Purple pearlized pigments)


NAILS:

Chanel Paparazzi (Plummy Brown with Copper pearl) 579

 

[aradhana]

That particular group of lustres (the ones that came from the Euristocrats collection several years back) are trickier than most. I find the shades are divine, but they have even more slip than normal and they have a tendency to bleed. As a result, Cockney doesn't get the love it should from me. (Note to self: Really need to get that UD clear lip liner to help control the bleeding, so to speak.)


I've been thinking about that with regards to the new Hourglass shadow palettes. A few months back, I bought the HG all-over shadow brush and I'm wondering if, when I eventually get around to trying one of the palettes, it'll make a difference if I use them with HG brushes. I remember a Chanel MUA telling me one time that the tricky thing about products from any company is that they're only ever testing using that company's brushes (makes sense, really), so no one really knows what's going to happen when you start sticking another company's brush in there. I don't find there are many products that absolutely require that company's brush, but I do notice some differences, particularly when the company only has natural or synthetic brushes in their assortment.

Today I decided to try a look inspired by a product I haven't bought yet (and might not end up buying). I really, really loved the look of the Guerlain "Les Nuées" palette from their Spring collection, but the swatches I've seen were disappointing, in that it's really difficult to tell the lighter colours apart. I wanted something with icy colours that did look different (in the promo photos, it looked like an icy blue-violet, icy green-gold and icy peach, at least on my screen), and with one dark shade (blackened sapphire blue was the impression I got from the photos) for emphasis. I realised that I probably had the means to do that sort of thing without buying another $67 palette, though...


Face:
UD Naked Skin 1.0
Dior Star concealer (final verdict now that I've gone through a full tube, or just about, is that I like it, but it's no Nars Radiant Creamy)
Nars blush "Deep Throat"
Bobbi Brown Brightening Finishing powder "Porcelain Pearl" (I find this one a little intense to use as a finishing powder, but it's a wonderful "ice queen" highlighter

Eyes:
Nars e/s "Heart of Glass" (icy baby blue- and yes, I did end up with the song stuck in my head most of the morning)
Mac e/s "Photorealism" [pale gold with green undertone]
Chanel e/s "Complice" [icy shimmery peach]
Mac e.s "Deep Truth" [used to diffuse the liner just a little]
YSL Faux Cils gel liner "Sea Black" [outer part of upper lash line, along lower water line]
Inglot matte shadow #351 [matte ivory- I just found out that the Inglot store here seems to have closed! I has a sad!!! @aradhana- you don't happen to know if it's moved, do you?]
Dior New Look mascara

Lips:
Guerlain Rouge Automatique l/s "Attrape-Coeur" [medium-bright pinky coral]

I was actually pretty happy with the way that this turned out. It absolutely did give me the "ice queen" effect I wanted and you could see a subtle gradient between the light shades. I guess this means that I don't have to buy another Guerlain palette. (I would, however, like to try the same look, but using Armani's Eye Tint in "Minuit" for an even more intense dark blue effect.)
rimmel also has a clear lipliner - it's a retractable one - in case you need a budget option. i may have seen one from l'oreal or some other brand as well, but i can't recall!

your eye look sounds pretty, and must have looked beautiful!

i did indeed also notice about a month back that the inglot store was gone...i was meaning to ask you if you knew what happened!

i think medal mentioned her cockney is from the year of the snake collection. i think mine is from somewhere in between - i didn't get it in euristocrat because i was in the uk back then, and i don't have the pretty snake version. i haven't had any bleeding problems with mine, but i generally never have that problem with mac formulas.

as a side note, whenever i see 'euristocrat' my mind sees 'euristocat', and i can't help but think of those animated kittens!

Quote: Originally Posted by awickedshape

This is my only other MAC blush (I gave Coppertone to a friend).
I dislike the surface texture of MAC x PS Ocean City but I haven't used it in a while so I wore it today

cute pic! the blush looks great on you!

interesting regarding the brush vs product discussion. it makes sense. i do like using my yachiyo with my nars blushes. and with the mac ones i generally always use the 116. i bought the hourglass dual ended face brush and i'm kinda on the fence about whether i love it. but perhaps that's because i haven't used it with a HG face product....but for that i will have to go buy a foundation or concealer.........

 

[awickedshape]

Thanks, [@]aradhana[/@]

 

[Anneri]

rimmel also has a clear lipliner - it's a retractable one - in case you need a budget option. i may have seen one from l'oreal or some other brand as well, but i can't recall!

your eye look sounds pretty, and must have looked beautiful!

i did indeed also notice about a month back that the inglot store was gone...i was meaning to ask you if you knew what happened!

i think medal mentioned her cockney is from the year of the snake collection. i think mine is from somewhere in between - i didn't get it in euristocrat because i was in the uk back then, and i don't have the pretty snake version. i haven't had any bleeding problems with mine, but i generally never have that problem with mac formulas.

as a side note, whenever i see 'euristocrat' my mind sees 'euristocat', and i can't help but think of those animated kittens!

cute pic! the blush looks great on you!

Aristocats!!!! I loved that as a kid, must've seen it a thousand times. It was the first movie I was allowed to see when I was around three or four. I might've created that cherry blossom scene with my toys...

 

[aradhana]

Aristocats!!!! I loved that as a kid, must've seen it a thousand times. It was the first movie I was allowed to see when I was around three or four. I might've created that cherry blossom scene with my toys...

i have a list of old disney movies i need to hunt down and re-watch! this one is on it!


for today's look i wore mostly illamasqua makeup, since i find it doesn't get enough use in my collection. the main exception is the foundation, only because i don't have any illamasqua foundation/concealers:

eyes:
illamasqua complement palette
focus (cool brown metallic cream shadow) on upper lid up to crease
queen of the night (metallic aubergine) overtop and along lower lashline
forgiveness (matte burgundy) in crease and 'winged out'
slink (champagne) inner corner and applied to centre of upper lid
mac smoulder eye pencil to lower waterline

face:
prep+prime fortified skin enhancer in recharge (dark peach)
giorgio armani luminous silk 7.5
mac mineralize concealer in nw35 to undereye area
l'oreal true match mineral pressed powder to set concealer w6-7
illamasqua cream blush in laid (raspberry) to apples of cheeks and along cheekbones
illamasqua bronzing duo to 'contour':
writhe along hollows of cheeks
glint along tops of cheekbones
illamasqua gleam cream in aurora to highlight

lips:
heroine lip liner
illamasqua underworld lipstick (duo tone fuchsia/purple)

every time i wear this lipstick i feel like a flower!

 

[Medgal07]

Very pretty color on you AWS!!!!! What eyeliner are you wearing? It looks good w/yourou made a really nice wing with it.

 

[Medgal07]

i have a list of old disney movies i need to hunt down and re-watch! this one is on it!


for today's look i wore mostly illamasqua makeup, since i find it doesn't get enough use in my collection. the main exception is the foundation, only because i don't have any illamasqua foundation/concealers:

eyes:
illamasqua complement palette
focus (cool brown metallic cream shadow) on upper lid up to crease
queen of the night (metallic aubergine) overtop and along lower lashline
forgiveness (matte burgundy) in crease and 'winged out'
slink (champagne) inner corner and applied to centre of upper lid
mac smoulder eye pencil to lower waterline

face:
prep+prime fortified skin enhancer in recharge (dark peach)
giorgio armani luminous silk 7.5
mac mineralize concealer in nw35 to undereye area
l'oreal true match mineral pressed powder to set concealer w6-7
illamasqua cream blush in laid (raspberry) to apples of cheeks and along cheekbones
illamasqua bronzing duo to 'contour':
writhe along hollows of cheeks
glint along tops of cheekbones
illamasqua gleam cream in aurora to highlight

lips:
heroine lip liner
illamasqua underworld lipstick (duo tone fuchsia/purple)

every time i wear this lipstick i feel like a flower!

I love your color choices Aradhana. Forgiveness sounds really pretty! You had a good Illamasqua day! I think the only thing I have from the brand are nail polishes and I love them.

 

[awickedshape]

[COLOR=0000FF]Very pretty color on you AWS!!!!!  What eyeliner are you wearing?  It looks good w/yourou made a really nice wing with it.[/COLOR]

Oh, thank you [@]Medgal07[/@] but I didn't like it lol I used the Jordana FabuLiner, which I remembered to be better than it really was! The marker-style point is ok but it's barely pigmented! No amount of filling in could make a black line. I tried it twice and threw it out.

 

[sagehen]

Aristocats!!!! I loved that as a kid, must've seen it a thousand times. It was the first movie I was allowed to see when I was around three or four. I might've created that cherry blossom scene with my toys...

"Everybody, everybody wants to be a cat!" I love that film. So far this week I have worn: Maybelline Nude Embrace MAC Rebel (my first time ever!) LaFemme Vamp Purple (love!) on my lips. These are the only days I have worn makeup. On the rest of my face I have been experimenting with new foundations (I found some CG Queen foundations at my local walgreens and they forceably fell into my basket. They were BOGO50%, and then the L'Oreal Pro Matte fell in there too - they had Soft Sable! AND my shade of powder! AND it was BOGO50% too!) and mostly sticking to neutral eyes with pops of colored liner because I have been all over the place with other makeup, so the neutral eyes provide an anchor. Silly, I know, but I can't be changing all of my makeup daily. Not sure why, but I do know I would never make it to work.

 

[Medgal07]

I used the Jordana FabuLiner, which I remembered to be better than it really was! The marker-style point is ok but it's barely pigmented! No amount of filling in could make a black line. I tried it twice and threw it out.

Oh wow...it looked pretty dark and noticeable. You did a great job making it visible!!!

 

[awickedshape]

[COLOR=0000FF]  Oh wow...it looked pretty dark and noticeable.  You did a great job making it visible!!![/COLOR]

Thank you! I went a bit wide but it's all practice

 

[Medgal07]

on my lips. These are the only days I have worn makeup. On the rest of my face I have been experimenting with new foundations (I found some CG Queen foundations at my local walgreens and they forceably fell into my basket. They were BOGO50%, and then the L'Oreal Pro Matte fell in there too - they had Soft Sable! AND my shade of powder! AND it was BOGO50% too!) and mostly sticking to neutral eyes with pops of colored liner because I have been all over the place with other makeup, so the neutral eyes provide an anchor. Silly, I know, but I can't be changing all of my makeup daily. Not sure why, but I do know I would never make it to work.

You're a riot Sage! What did you think go Rebel? I'm glad you're finding some foundations that you like! I often stick to the basics or a look that I can construct quickly---in fact I have a soft neural eye today! I think I'll take a page from your book and wear a colorful liner! I like that idea---just never seem to think of it in the moment.

I'm wearing MAC Vegas Volt today with my neutral eye and Guerlain Peach Boy blush duo.

 

[Medgal07]

I went a bit wide but it's all practice

 

[sagehen]

   :haha: [COLOR=0000FF]You're a riot Sage!  What did you think go Rebel?  I'm glad you're finding some foundations that you like!  I often stick to the basics or a look that I can construct quickly---in fact I have a soft neural eye today!  I think I'll take a page from your book and wear a colorful liner!  I like that idea---just never seem to think of it in the moment.[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]I'm wearing MAC Vegas Volt today with my neutral eye and Guerlain Peach Boy blush duo.[/COLOR]

I cannot believe that I had never had Rebel. It is beautiful on and MAC's satin formula is my 2nd fave (after mattes). I just want to say I am wearing an ombre blue/green lip today. At work. Ka'Oir Blumarine on outside, Envy Us inside, lined with Navy Seal Lip Krayon. This is for the smarmy new employee who said, sarcastically, "Nice lipstick" yesterday when I was wearing LaFemme Vamp Purple (have I mentioned this is the perfect blurple I have always wanted? Did I mention that I still had some on this morning after having pasta/cake/ice cream for dinner and working on my face with a cleansing wipe? And my lips are not cracking off my face and I am wearing matte lipstick today too?). I am thinking of Vegas Volt for the first day of Spring. I just need a good occasion to bust it out again.